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About Sublime Sound

Scott Riesterer is a Vancouver based Sound Designer and Music Producer.

Audio Trademarks

This is an interesting article from the Vancouver Sun regarding the recent move by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to allow the trademarking of sounds: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Sounds+that+send+message/6490368/story.html?goback=.gde_726837_member_109465483 When I was working on the concept audio for the Chevy Volt, there … Continue reading

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Crawling Towards Completion

Crawling Towards Completion

I posted some exiting updates to my album in progress: “Sonidos de Cuba”. I’ve added a song called La Cueva which is perhaps my most esoteric song ever. It features recordings from a cave near Vinales. Our guide was a talented whistler and I really enjoyed mangling and disassembling my recordings of him.

I’ve also posted some changes to Jinetero and Calle Musica. I’m excited to announce that more guests have provided their talents to this project. Matt Grant and Rudy Gill have layed down vocals on Jinetero; And James Kang helped out with his electric guitar. Continue reading

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Japan and Thailand Sound Collage

I’ve made a collage of the recordings I made with my H4N during my honeymoon in Japan and Thailand. There was no compression applied, but there was a high-pass filter used on a couple recordings to eliminate wind rumble. I … Continue reading

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More travel means more recordings

I recently returned from my honeymoon in Japan and Thailand. Naturally, I brought my Zoom H4N portable recorder, but this time I also brought a Rode NTG3 shotgun mic and a small contact mic. I recorded over 5GB of audio … Continue reading

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Sonidos De Cuba

Back in March of 2010, I travelled to Cuba with my fiancée. We had a great time soaking up the culture, music, and architecture around Havana and Vinales. While there I also did a number of recordings with my Zoom … Continue reading

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Pro Tools 101 at Next Level

Scott is now offering instruction in Pro Tools at the Next Level Learning Centre in Tom Lee Music. Call 604-688-8929 or e-mail nextlevel@tomleemusic.ca to book a class! Visit www.nextlevellearningcentre.com for more information.

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A Sublime Day

It’s been some time since my last post, and I feel I have a good excuse: I got married! Naturally, this event took up a fair bit of my time and energy this summer but it was all worth it. … Continue reading

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The Spirit Has No Colour

Sublime Sound just finished working on another documentary by Orca Productions. “The Spirit Has No Colour” is a feature-length documentary made as a police training video to educate officers on First Nations issues and history. Too many Canadians know too … Continue reading

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KPhanie Remix

KPhanie included my remix of “Sour Grapes” on her “Glory of the Singles” EP available through CD Baby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/KPhanie1 And here’s her site: http://kphanie.com/kphanie/Home.html

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Jenniveve Remix

Back in March of 2009 I did a remix of Jennifer “Jenniveve” Cheung’s song “Bad for You”. http://jenniveve.com/

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